Missing Out

Recently I sat back and took a look at my budget. There are several things I want to do and first of foremost is a trip I plan on taking this spring. In order for me to do this I had to begin saving. So I came up with a plan in my last post and I have been sticking to it, but at what costs?

First, I walked into Kroger a couples days after setting up the plan and right in front of the store was a canopy tent marked down from $89.99 to $22.50. It took all I had not to buy it. That was a great deal, but I didn't need it right now. I passed on it and felt like I've been missing out ever since.

I also made a pledge to avoid Target last week. I did and I missed out on a dresser that I had been eying. It had been marked down from $249.99 to $62.50. I wanted to lay in the isle and cry. I also missed out on a few other mark downs I had been watching, such as area rugs and sheet sets. Like I said before, I didn't need any of the stuff, but it's had being The King of Clearance when I can't buy Clearance.

Right now, I want to be the King of Me. That means saving as much as I can to do something big. I will buy stuff that I need when I see it on clearance and I will pick up some unbeatable deals, just not all of them.

Thanks for reading and letting me get this off my chest,
The King

Pinpointing My Spending Problem

Lately I've been trying to cut back on my finances and I've been thinking about it a lot. It seems funny, but the more I think about saving money, the more I tend to spend. Why is that? Well I've been trying to figure it out and I broke it down into a 2 categories:

1) Laziness - I can't think of another word for it. I can fix me a lunch the night before and take it to work with me the next day. That would save me from going out and buying lunch. Why don't I? I can't think of another reason except that I'm being lazy.

2) Impulse buying - I've been doing this a lot lately. It not because I just like to go out and spend, it's that the price is too good to pass up. Last month outdoor storage bins were on clearance at Target, but they were only 30% off. I decided to wait until they were 50% to buy. I could use one, but I don't really "need" one. Anyway, I waited and they never dropped to 50% off, they sold out before I got one. No big loss, but they dropped some other stuff I needed to 50% (see previous post) and I bought all kinds of it. None of this was stuff that I needed, but I bought it because the price was too good to pass up.

Now that I know where the problem lies, I need to working on fixing it. First step is to start preparing lunches to take with me. The second will be hard. Sometimes too good to pass up is just that. I guess the main thing is to stay away from Target.

Thanks for reading,
The King

Tons Of Stuff

I've been a little behind latley, but due to a recent crisis I've been spending a lot of my time bargain hunting. Here a quick list of some of the things I've found.




Gas Can - $2.00 (50% off)

Sheet sets - 50% off

Pack of 5 notebooks - 12¢ (I bought several at this price)

150 ct. Filler paper - 12¢ (same here)

Found several other items that I may write about later, but the bad economy has finally won and these store have no choice but to lower these prices to get this stuff out.

Keep me informed of any good deals and I'll do the same.

Thanks for reading,
The King

King Of Free?

A couple weeks ago I wrote about receiving a free DVD player. Since then I have received even more free merchandise in the mail. First, just for filling out an online survey I received a free bottle of Gillette For Men Body wash. What I have to do is use it for 2 weeks and fill out a follow up survey. I can do that!

Next, I received 2 coupons for pet food. One 5 lb bag of dog food and one 5 lb. bag of cat food from Natural Choice. I stopped by the pet store to pick them up and regular price of the 5 lb. bag is $18.95! Sounds like a good deal to me.

I will keep posting get deals as I find them. Thanks for reading,

The King